 Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element of prayer. Men must be in earnest when they kneel at God's footstool. Too often we get faint-hearted and quit praying at the point where we ought to begin. We let go at the very point where we should hold on strongest. Our prayers are weak because they are not impassioned by an unfailing and resistless will. Author: E.M. Bounds |
| The weapons with which the ill dispositions of the world are to be combated are moderation, gentleness, a little indulgence of others, and a great distrust of ourselves. Author: Edmund Burke |
| Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar. Author: Edmund Burke |
| Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Author: Francis de Sales |
| True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice. Author: Francis de Sales |
| Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew. Author: Francis de Sales |
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| How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win. Author: G.K. Chesterton |
| Do you wish to become rich? You may become so if you desire it in no half-way, but thoroughly. Do you wish to master any science or accomplishment? Give yourself to it and it lies beneath your feet. This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come. Author: Frederick W. Robertson |
| Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest false steps. Poor mediocrity may secure that, but he is best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes. Author: Frederick W. Robertson |
| Let a man begin with an earnest "I ought," and if he perseveres, by God's grace he will end in the free blessedness of "I will." Let him force himself to abound in small acts of duty, and he will, by and by, find them the joyous habit of his soul. Author: Frederick W. Robertson |
| The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. Author: George Macdonald |
| To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. Author: George Macdonald |
